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NORMAN FOSTER AV Monografías 200NORMAN FOSTERFuturos comunesLuis Fernández-GalianoFuturos comunes Common FuturesEl futuro es ahora The Future is NowLuis Fernández-GalianoLiber amicorum A Festschrift for FosterJ.M LedgardEl nuevo mundo de Foster Foster's New WorldDoce miradas Twelve RegardsEl futuro (...)

John Galliano's (b. 1960) ascent in the world of fashion design was swift and filled with acclaim for his bold, quick-witted sensibility and his theatrical flair. He became head designer for Givenchy in 1995, and then for Christian Dior in 1996, and directed his own fashion label between 1996 and (...)

Charles F. Lummis, aun siendo norteamericano y, por tanto, anglosajón, valoró de forma vehemente y a contracorriente, el mestizaje de la cultura española frente al racismo y exterminio empleado por los británicos en la conquista de América del Norte, rompiendo muchas de las ideas preconcebidas que (...)

Maria Sibylla Merian (1647 1717) trained as an artist under her stepfather in Nuremberg. Fascinated by butterflies and moths from an early age, she studied the insect life cycle through the animals she found in local fields and gardens, recording her discoveries in meticulous watercolors and (...)

Ruby is a fascinating exploration of this precious stone, taking the reader on a journey from the ancient mines of Burma, along the harsh terrain of the Silk Trading routes of China, to European courts and palaces, where rubies have been sourced and bought from intrepid gem- stone dealers to (...)

Nagato, named for Nagato Province, was a super-dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1910s. The lead ship of her class, she carried supplies for the survivors of the Great Kanto earthquake in 1923. The ship was modernized in 1934 36 with improvements to her (...)

Through works of art, photographs, and writings, this volume explores Picasso's fascination with tribal art and the influences he repeatedly drew upon for his own oeuvre. African art? I don't know it. With this provocative tone, Picasso tried to deny his relationship with art from outside of (...)

Este libro es una visión panorámica y evolutiva de la estrategia militar naval a través de los tiempos, desde la primera batalla naval de la antigüedad, la batalla de Salamina, hasta la batalla del goldo de Leyte en la Campaña del Pacífico durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Cada batalla se presenta (...)